The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Subsequently, leveraging historical data, the researchers evaluated the responses of the highest and lowest polluting groups to fluctuations in their capital costs, an impact similar to the objectives of the sustainable investing movement.

Cost of Capital 84

Cost of Capital Comparison Cost Incentives 84

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A few years ago I wrote about innovation and entrepreneurship in Norway and Qatar. The author believes that while lower costs of capital would certainly help raise the entrepreneurship rate, it would be most beneficial to entrepreneurs with lower skills. Positive or negative?

Entrepreneur 81

Entrepreneur Long-term Cost of Capital Engineering 81

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

We know that great ideas that drive breakthroughs in productivity come from human beings with the time, talent and energy to innovate. One step in reversing this trend is to start treating hours like dollars, with a real opportunity cost. It’s not money that’s in short supply; it’s good growth ideas.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

The worldwide trend of rising economic inequality applies not only to individuals. companies’ return on invested capital (ROIC), and compare it with economy-wide ROIC estimates constructed by Deloitte. What are the underlying drivers of this trend? Consider what’s happening among corporations. There are many.

ROIC 8

ROIC McKinsey GDP Company 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. Fostering innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Some argue that profits are stagnant because of short-termism—that decades of focusing on current profits over long-run innovativeness has resulted, now, in companies that are hollowed out. Below, I’ll expand further on these trends and explain how reversing them would reduce short-termism and revive growth.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2018

Consider today’s trends in M&A. Companies are seeking to be quicker on their feet and more innovative. Today’s low cost of capital creates a powerful financial incentive to put money to work by investing in a portfolio of ideas and capabilities.

Incubator 8

Incubator Insurance Cost of Capital Competitive Advantage 8